I went out to look at a DS and ended up buying the PSP instead I have always been a nintendo fan but after looking at the game selection for the DS and the superior functionality of the PSP it was a no brainer. I may still get a DS for the old lady for Xmas. You can go to gamestop (or your local equivilent) and get a refurb DS for like 80$ or so. And I will probly break down and get a Wii sometime next year to get my new zelda game fix I hear people comparing it to the zelda: ocarina of time (n64) like thats a bad thing after seeing the way that controller works I would love to see a disc game on Wii, that would be sweet.